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Political correctness has finally gone too far. It was always annoying, but it wasn’t difficult to look the other way if you tried hard enough. But now? Now it’s infiltrated college football and has finally crossed the line in the sand. After the Red River Shootout between Texas and Oklahoma rebranded itself as the Red River Showdown, I groaned like everyone else because it was a stupid violation of tradition, but the politics of the moment were all about shootings, so I kind of understood and figured that eventually the rightful name would return. However, a second great football rivalry has been attacked by PC Principal and now it’s time to be concerned.
The Georgia-Florida rivalry is one of the biggest and most storied college football rivalries in the country alongside the Iron Bowl, The Game, and the Red River Shootout. If you don’t already know, it’s played in Jacksonville at a supposed neutral site… in Florida. But that’s beside the point. It has long been dubbed “The World’s Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party” due to the fact that Jacksonville’s average BAC probably increases by .10 on game day due to tailgating and post-game partying at The Landing. But apparently, like “shootout,” “cocktail party” is dangerous terminology. As if somehow changing the name will stop people from getting plastered for the game and the beach.
The official t-shirt came out this week for The World’s Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party, instead dubbing the rivalry “The River City Showdown,” and UF and UGA fans finally found some common ground. Fans took to Twitter and crushed the name change, letting the schools know that the name change was not going to happen. Needless to say, I don’t think the new name is going to stick, and someone is going to make a fortune selling “The World’s Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party” t-shirts this week leading up to the game.
If you want to live in a politically correct wonderland, have your fill. I’m going to use terminology I’ve used my whole life, and you’re not going to change me, so do your own thing. But stay away from college football, for the love of God. College football is the last bastion of American freedom and we won’t let you suck the fun out of it. It’s only a matter of time before Auburn-Alabama stops being the “Iron Bowl” and starts being the “Aluminum Foil Showdown” and UGA-Georgia Tech is no longer “Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate,” but instead called “The Peaceful, Cordial Football Showdown.” Don’t be a fun sucker and ruin this for us and focus on something that matters, because there are plenty of real problems out there. .
[via SEC Country]
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@5OClockShadow_
I wasn’t going to drink tonight. Now I am.
I’m pretty familiar with PC lingo, but I have no idea what part of “cocktail party” is politically incorrect. Is there some sort of obscure reference related to slavery in there that no one would ever infer unless they were looking to get offended?
You mean like 99.9% of every single reference ever made in this world?
Had to look into this myself for answers. “Cocktail party” insinuates poor people can’t go, because it’s a rich white person thing. Thank you whining triggered liberals for shitting on absolutely everything.
For real? That pisses me off even more
Not even close http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/25/AR2006102501574_pf.html
That’s a new article giving a different spin on it. I do support that reasoning
That article is from 2006.
They’ve been trying to change the name because it encourages overdrinking (which to be fair, there is, to the point where someone dies every year like clockwork. But that’s the price you pay for fun) since I was there in like 2005.
You’re wrong, take the L and move on.
Maybe it has nothing to do with political correctness and the writer is just grasping at reasons to be offended himself
Fuck outta here with this bullshit.
Stop making sense.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River_city /
In case anyone was wondering how many cities have that nickname in America. Its a lot.
As a former student and alum who still goes to this game, the blackout and debauchery is going strong despite both the Universities attempting to downplay/change the name for the past 11 years. You may take away our unofficial name, but you can never take away our freedom.
I can’t go anymore because I’m legitimately afraid that I’ll die the next time I do. Last time I woke up with blood on me that I’m not 100% sure was all mine.
I actually did see someone die a few years back, the night before the game. Fell into a pond and couldn’t swim. Kind of put a huge damper on the weekend.
Went 9 straight years, haven’t been back since.
Go Dawgs
Despite a manufactured rivalry, Pitt and Cincinnati already lay claim to the River City Rivalry title.
The River City Showdown sounds fun but I’ll be at the Worlds Largest Cocktail Party that day.
When they first tried to change the name, EDSBS started calling it the World’s Largest Outdoor Coke Orgy, which is both more accurate and just funnier. So I’m sticking with that.
edbs reader, sup?
“focus on something that matters, because there are plenty of real problems out there. .”
Says the writer who’s mad online because some sponsors decided to change the name of a football game
y r u here
Bc I usually like y’alls content.
The game hasn’t even been called “The World’s Largest Cocktail Party” officially by either school since at least 2005. That hasn’t stopped anyone from using the nickname or turning Jacksonville into a degenerate’s Disneyworld over the past decade. Isn’t that what really matters?
I normally go for something catchy or witty, but I’ll keep it simple.
You suck